Forests Cover 39% of the EU's Land Area

The EU had an estimated 160 million hectares of forests in 2022, covering 39% of the EU's land area.

Highest shares of forest area in:

🇫🇮 Finland (73.6%)

🇸🇪 Sweden (68.7%)

Lowest in:

🇲🇹 Malta (1.5%)

🇳🇱 Netherlands (10.6%)

The stocks of timber in the EU's forests is estimated to be 28.6 billion m3 (over bark) in 2022. Germany accounts for the largest share of this (13.2%), followed by Sweden (12.6%), and France (11.8%). The stocks of timber in forests has increased in every country, giving a 32% growth at EU level in the period of 2000–2022.